Participation in management training in a transitioning context: A case of China

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-473

  Wang, Jia ^a   Wang, Greg G ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846322190     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1185     Document Type: Article

References (86)

1. Baldwin, T., Magjuka, R. J., & Lother, B. T. (1991). The perils of participation: Effects of choice of training on trainee motivation and learning. Personal Psychology, 44, 51-66.
2. Beddowes, P. L. (1994). Management development. Journal of Management Development, 13 (7), 40-47.
3. Boisot, M., & Fiol, M. (1987). Chinese boxes and learning cubes: Action learning in a cross-cultural context. Journal of Management Development, 6, 8-18.
4. Boshier, R. (1971). Motivational orientations of adult education participants: A factor analytic exploration of Houle's typology. Adult Education, 21 (2), 3-26.
5. Boshier, R. (1973). Educational participation and dropout: A theoretical model. Adult Education, 23, 255-282.
6. Boston Consulting Group and Wharton School. (2004). China and the new rules for global business. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
7. Branine, M. (1996). Observations on training and management development in the People's Republic of China. Personnel Review, 25 (1), 25-39.
8. Branine, M. (2005). Cross-cultural training of managers: An evaluation of a management development programme for Chinese managers. Journal of Management Development, 24 (5), 459-472.
9. Brewster, C. (2004), Developing managers in Europe. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 6 (4), 399-403.
10. Bu, N., & Mitchell, V. F. (1992). Developing the PRC's managers: How can Western experts become more helpful? Journal of Management Development, 11 (2), 42-53.
11. Burgess, P. (1971). Reasons for adult participation in group educational activities, Adult Education, 22, 3-29.
12. Chen, X., & Chen, C. (2004). On the intricacies of the Chinese guanxi: A process model of guanxi development. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 21, 305-324.
13. Cheng, E.W.L. (2000), Test of the M.B.A. knowledge and skills transfer. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 11 (4), 837-852.
14. Child, J. (1994), Management in China during the age of reform Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
15. Colaizzi, P. F. (1978). Psychological research as the phenomenologist views it. In R, Valle & M. King (Eds.). Existential-phenomenological alternative for psychology (pp. 8-71). New York: Oxford University Press.
16. Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
17. Cross, K. P. (1981). Adults as learners: Increasing participation and facilitating learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
18. Cutz, G., & Chandler, P. (2000), Emic-etic conflicts as explanation of nonparticipation in adult education among the Maya of western Guatemala. Adult Education Quarterly 51 (1), 64-75.
19. Darkenwald, G. G., & Merriam, S. B. (1982). Adult education: Foundations of practice. New York: HarperCollins.
20. Dechant, K. (1989). Managerial change in the workplace: Learning strategies of managers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia University.
21. Ellinger, A, D., Watkins, K. E., & Bostrom, R. P. (1099). Managers as facilitators of learning in learning organizations. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 10(2), 105-125.
22. Fan, Y. (1998). The transfer of Western management to China. Management Learning, 29 (2), 201-221.
23. Frazer, A. J. (1999). A scouting report on training options. China Business Review, 1, 44-47.
24. Garavan, T. N., Barnicle, B., & O'Suilleabhain, F. (1999). Management development: Contemporary trends. Issues and strategies. Journal of European Industrial Training, 23 (4/5), 191-207.
25. Glaser, B., & Strauss, A. (1967). Discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: AVC
26. Guest, G., Bunce, A., & Johnson, L. (2006). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18 (1), 59-82.
27. Henry, G. T., & Basiel, K. C. (1994). Understanding the decision to participate in formal adult education. Adult Education Quarterly, 44 (2), 64-82.
28. Hicks, W. D., & Klimoski, R. J. (1987). Entry into training programs and its effects on training outcomes: A field experiment. Academy of Management Journal, 30, 542-552.
29. Hofstede, G. (1991). Cultures and organizations. New York: McGraw-Hill.
30. Houle, C. O. (1961). The inquiring mind. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
31. Kirkbride, P. S., Tang, S.F.Y., & Shae, W. C. (1989). The transferabillty of management training and development: The case of Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management, 27(1), 7-20.
32. Kale, S. (1996). Interviews: An introduction to qualitative research interviewing. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage.
33. Lau, A., & Roffey, B. (2002). Management education and development in China: A research note. labour and Management in Development Journal, 2 (10), 3-10.
34. Lewin, K. (1947). Frontiers in group dynamics: Concept, method, and reality in social science. Hunan Relations, 1, 5-41.
35. Li, M. (2003). Qi ye jia jia zhi shi xian, guo qi gai ge zhuan zhan [Self-realization of entrepreneur and refocus of state-owned enterprise reforms]. China Small and Medium Enterprise, 87 (2), 17-18.
36. Livian, Y. F., & Burgoyne, J. G. (1997). Middle managers in Europe. London: Routledge
37. Livingstone, D. (1999). Exploring the icebergs of adult learning: Findings of the first Canadian survey of informal learning practices. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 13 (2), 49-72.
38. Luoma, M. (2005). Managers' perceptions of the strategic role of management development. Journal of Management Development, 24 (7), 645-655.
39. Mabey, C. (2004). Developing managers in Europe: Policies, practices, and impact. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 6 (4), 404-427.
40. Marsick, V. (1990). Altering the paradigm for theory building and research in human resource development. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1 (1), 5-25.
41. Maslow, A. H. (1954). Motivation and personality. New York: HarperCollins.
42. Maurer, T. J., & Tarulli, B. A. (1994). Investigation of perceived environment, perceived outcome, and person variables in relationship to voluntary development activity by employees. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79 (1), 3-14.
43. McClelland, S. (1994). Gaining competitive advantage through strategic management development. Journal of Management Development, 13 (5), 4-13.
44. Meldrum, M., & Atkinson, S. (1998). Is management development fulfilling its organizational role? Management Decision, 36 (8), 528-532.
45. Merriam, S. B. (2001). Qualitative research and case study applications in education (rev. ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
46. Merriam, S. B., & Caffarella, R. S. (1999). Learning in adulthood. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
47. Meyer, S. R. (1996). Mentoring and reflection: Enhancing managerial skills. In E. F Holton (Ed.), The Academy of Human Resource Development Conference Proceedings (pp. 612-619). Bowling Green, OH: Academy of Human Resource Development.
48. Miller, H. (1967). Participation of adults in education: A force-field analysis. Boston: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, Boston University.
49. Morstein, B. R., & Smart, J. C. (1974). Reasons for participation in adult education courses: A multivariate analysis of group differences. Adult Education, 24 (2), 83-98.
50. Moustakas, C. (1994). Phenomenology research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
51. Muiru, J., & Mukuria, G. (2005). Barriers to participation in adult literacy programs in Kenya. Adult Basic Education, 15 (2), 85-102.
52. Mumford, A. (1993). Management development strategies for action (2nd ed.). London: Institute of Personnel Management.
53. Newell, S. (1999). The transfer of management knowledge to China: Building learning communities rather than translating Western textbooks? Education and Training, 41 (6/7), 286-294.
54. Noe, R. A., & Wilk, S. L. (1993). Investigation of the factors that influence employees' participation in development activities. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78 (2), 291-302.
55. O'Connell, P. J. (1999). Adults in training: An international comparison of continuing education and training. Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
56. Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
57. Peteraf, J. (1994). The cornerstones of competitive advantage: A resource-based view. Strategic Management Journal, 14 (3), 179-192.
58. Rosen, S. (2004). The state of youth and the state in early 21st century China: The triumph of the urban rich? In P. H. Gries & S. Rosen (Eds.), State and society in 21st-century China (pp. 159-179). London: Routledge.
59. Rubenson, K. (1977). Participation in recurrent education: A research review. Paper presented at a meeting of national delegales on Developments in Recurrent Education, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris.
60. Sargani, N. (2000). The learning divide revisited: A report on the finding of a UK-wide survey on adult participation in education and learning. Leicester: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
61. Seidman, I. E. (1991). Interviewing as qualitative research. New York: Teachers College Press.
62. Sheffield, S. B. (1964). The orientations of adult continuing learners. In D. Soloman (Ed,), The continuing learner. Chicago: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults.
63. Shi, Y. Z. (2000). A status report on M.B.A. education in China. International Journal of Educational Reform, 9 (4), 328-334.
64. Skilton-Sylvester, E. (2002). Should I stay or should I go? Investigating Cambodian women's participation and investment in adult ESL programs. Adult Education Quarterly, 53 (1), 8-25.
65. Spitzer, D. R. (2004, June). How to achieve results from learning using learning effectiveness measurement. Paper presented at the Training Directors' Forum 2004, Phoenix, AZ.
66. Storey, J. (1989a). Management development: A literature review and implications for future research, part 1. Personnel Review, 18 (6), 3-19.
67. Storey, J. (1989b). Management development: A literature review and implications for future research, part 2. Personnel Review, 19 (1), 3-11.
68. Strauss, A. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
69. Tsui, A. S., & Lau, C. M. (2002). Research on the management of enterprises in the People's Republic of China: Current status and future directions, In A. S. Tsui & C. M. Lau (Eds.), The management of enterprises in the People's Republic of China (pp. 1-27). Dordrecht: Kluwer.
70. Van Manen, M. (1990). Researching lived experience: Human science for an action sensitive pedagogv. New York: State University of New York Press.
71. Van der Meschi, H. (1999, July 5-8), Poetry, phenomenology, and "reality," Paper presented at the Conference on Qualitative Research, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
72. Wang, G. G., & Wang, J. (2004). Toward a learning participation theory of HRD. Human Resource Development Review, 4 (3), 326-353.
73. Wang, G. G., & Wang, J. (2005) HRD evaluation: Emerging market, barriers, and theory building. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 7 (1), 22-36.
74. Wang, J., & Wang, G. G. (2006) Exploring national human resource development: A case of China management development in a transitioning context. Human Resource Development Review, 5 (2), 176-201.
75. Wang, J., Wang, C. G., Ruona, W.E.A., & Rojewski, J. W. (2005). Confucian values: A review of the literature and implications for international HRD. Human Resource Development International, 8(3), 311-326.
76. Wang, X., He, W., & Yu, K. (2003, November 7). East meets West: The dilemma of management pedagogy in China. Paper presented at the Business Education and Emerging Market Economics: Trends and Prospects Conference Technology Square, Atlanta, GA.
77. Wang, Z. M. (1999). Current models and innovative strategies in management education in China. Education and Training, 41 (6/7), 312-318.
78. Wang, Z. M. (2002). New research perspectives and implicit managerial competency modeling in China. In C. L. Cooper & I. T. Robertson (Eds.), International review of industrial and organizational psychology (Vol. 17, pp. 265-282). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
79. Watkins, K, E., & Marsick, V. J. (1992). Towards a theory of informed and incidental learning in organizations. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 11 (4), 287-300.
80. Winterton, J., & Winterton, R. (1997). Does management development add value? British Journal of Management, 8 (Special Issue), 65-76.
81. Wright, P. M., Dunford, B. B., & Snell, S. A. (2001), Human resources and the resource based view of the firm. Journal of Management, 27 (6), 701-722.
82. Wright, P., Szeto, W. F., & Cheng, L.T.W. (2002). Guanxi and professional conduct in China: A management development perspective. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(1), 156-182.
83. Yang, B. (2004). Can adult education provide a foundation for HRD? Advances in Developing Human Resources, 6(2), 129-145.
84. Youndt, M. A., Scott, S. A., Dean, J. W., & Lepak, D. P. (1996). Human resource management, manufacturing strategy, and firm performance. Academy of Management Journal, 39 (4), 836-867.
85. Zhang, D., Yang, B. Y., & Zhang, Y. C. (2002). Challenges and strategies of developing human resources in the surge of globalization: A case of the People's Republic of China. In T. M. Egan & S. A. Lynham (Eds.), Proceedings of Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference (pp. 193-200). Bowling Green, OH: Academy of Human Resource Development.
86. Zhao, C. L. (2005). Management of corporate culture through local managers' training in foreign companies in China: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Training and Development, 9 (4), 232-255.